FILM DIRECTOR
Joe May
1880 - 1954
Joe May
Joe May (born Joseph Otto Mandl; 7 November 1880 – 29 April 1954) was an Austrian film director and film producer and one of the pioneers of German cinema. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe May has received more than 72,052 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe May is the 1,026th most popular film director (down from 931st in 2019), the 850th most popular biography from Austria (down from 760th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Austrian Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
72k
Page Views (PV)
48.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Joe May ranks 1,026 out of 2,041. Before him are Wilfred Jackson, Robert Towne, Fedor Ozep, Sergio Amidei, Archie Mayo, and Irwin Allen. After him are John Berry, Vittorio De Seta, Stanislav Rostotsky, Candida Royalle, Moufida Tlatli, and Mimi Leder.
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1906 - 1988
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 1,020
Robert Towne
1934 - 2024
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 1,021
Fedor Ozep
1895 - 1949
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 1,022
Sergio Amidei
1904 - 1981
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 1,023
Archie Mayo
1891 - 1968
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,024
Irwin Allen
1916 - 1991
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,025
Joe May
1880 - 1954
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 1,026
John Berry
1917 - 1999
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 1,027
Vittorio De Seta
1923 - 2011
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 1,028
Stanislav Rostotsky
1922 - 2001
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 1,029
Candida Royalle
1950 - 2015
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 1,030
Moufida Tlatli
1947 - 2021
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 1,031
Mimi Leder
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 1,032
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Joe May ranks 164. Before him are Knud Kristensen, Frederick Lane, Dorothea Köring, Carl Skottsberg, Parashqevi Qiriazi, and Philibert Jacques Melotte. After him are George Van Biesbroeck, Walter Brack, Nils Widforss, Harold Rainsford Stark, Yordan Yovkov, and Dezső Földes. Among people deceased in 1954, Joe May ranks 115. Before him are Hadiya Davletshina, Yukio Ozaki, Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, Walter Braunfels, Guy Mairesse, and Ramón Guzmán. After him are Henri Frankfort, Otto Gebühr, Vitaliano Brancati, Theodor Loos, Eduard Wiiralt, and Reinhold Schünzel.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsKnud Kristensen
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1962
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 158
Frederick Lane
SWIMMER
1880 - 1969
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 159
Dorothea Köring
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1945
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 160
Carl Skottsberg
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1963
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 161
Parashqevi Qiriazi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1880 - 1970
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 162
Philibert Jacques Melotte
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 163
Joe May
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 164
George Van Biesbroeck
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1974
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 165
Walter Brack
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1919
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 166
Nils Widforss
GYMNAST
1880 - 1960
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 167
Harold Rainsford Stark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1972
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 168
Yordan Yovkov
WRITER
1880 - 1937
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 169
Dezső Földes
FENCER
1880 - 1950
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 170
Others Deceased in 1954
Go to all RankingsHadiya Davletshina
WRITER
1905 - 1954
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 109
Yukio Ozaki
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1954
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 110
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 111
Walter Braunfels
COMPOSER
1882 - 1954
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 112
Guy Mairesse
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1954
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 113
Ramón Guzmán
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 114
Joe May
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 115
Henri Frankfort
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1897 - 1954
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 116
Otto Gebühr
ACTOR
1877 - 1954
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 117
Vitaliano Brancati
WRITER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 118
Theodor Loos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 119
Eduard Wiiralt
PAINTER
1898 - 1954
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 120
Reinhold Schünzel
ACTOR
1886 - 1954
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 121
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Joe May ranks 850 out of 1,424. Before him are Rudolf Raftl (1911), O. W. Fischer (1915), Egon Zimmermann (1939), Hans Walzhofer (1906), Heinrich Schiff (1951), and Dieter Quester (1939). After him are Willi Forst (1903), Richard Wettstein (1863), Sybil Danning (1952), Ruth Maier (1920), Erich Eliskases (1913), and Ernest Gold (1921).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsRudolf Raftl
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 844
O. W. Fischer
ACTOR
1915 - 2004
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 845
Egon Zimmermann
SKIER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 846
Hans Walzhofer
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 847
Heinrich Schiff
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2016
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 848
Dieter Quester
RACING DRIVER
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 849
Joe May
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 850
Willi Forst
ACTOR
1903 - 1980
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 851
Richard Wettstein
BIOLOGIST
1863 - 1931
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 852
Sybil Danning
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 853
Ruth Maier
WRITER
1920 - 1942
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 854
Erich Eliskases
CHESS PLAYER
1913 - 1997
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 855
Ernest Gold
COMPOSER
1921 - 1999
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 856
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Austria
Among film directors born in Austria, Joe May ranks 13. Before him are Ernst Marischka (1893), Ulrich Seidl (1952), Francis Lawrence (1971), Richard Oswald (1880), Hans Hass (1919), and Harald Reinl (1908). After him are Franz Antel (1913), Leopold Lindtberg (1902), Stefan Ruzowitzky (1961), Luise Fleck (1873), Jessica Hausner (1972), and Michael Glawogger (1959).
Ernst Marischka
1893 - 1963
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 7
Ulrich Seidl
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8
Francis Lawrence
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 9
Richard Oswald
1880 - 1963
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 10
Hans Hass
1919 - 2013
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11
Harald Reinl
1908 - 1986
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 12
Joe May
1880 - 1954
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 13
Franz Antel
1913 - 2007
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 14
Leopold Lindtberg
1902 - 1984
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 15
Stefan Ruzowitzky
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 16
Luise Fleck
1873 - 1950
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 17
Jessica Hausner
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 18
Michael Glawogger
1959 - 2014
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 19